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2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region

8 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$10,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 10,363 people earned their degree in general hospitality administration/management, making the major the 80th most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 237 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 41 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,967 and $17,711 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general hospitality administration/management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general hospitality administration/management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general hospitality administration/management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Mountain College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 8 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students list, Colorado Mountain College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Colorado Mountain College is $7,459 for rocky mountains region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Wyoming Community College District landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Sheridan, Wyoming, this small public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.

Northern Wyoming Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $10,101 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students per year to attend Northern Wyoming Community College District.

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#3

Front Range Community College

Westminster, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Front Range Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region. Westminster, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

FRCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $9,725 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students per year to attend Front Range Community College.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region. UVU is a large school located in Orem, Utah that handed out 4 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

UVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Utah Valley University is $9,159 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis - Clark State College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Lewis - Clark State College is located in Lewiston, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lewis - Clark State College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lewis - Clark State College is $11,046 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students.

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#6

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
#8 in overall quality

North Idaho College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. North Idaho College is a small public school situated in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. It awarded 2 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

NIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NIC is $6,703 for rocky mountains region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students.

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#7

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#3 in overall quality

The University of Montana did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Missoula, Montana, and it awarded 2 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

UM also made our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $15,246 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students per year to attend The University of Montana.

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#8

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado
#7 in overall quality

Colorado Mesa University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado Mesa, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Colorado Mesa University is $15,569 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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